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Lentil & Minted Pea Pate

At the yoga retreat one day we had a left over Lentil dish that I needed to use up, a pate always goes down well on a hot sunny day and is super simple and quick to make – so I decided to turn the leftover lentils into a yummy summer pate. The lentil dish that I was using was one that had been made by someone else the previous day, so Im not sure of the exact ingredients, it had some veg in it (peas & carrots) and this would have added to the taste.
Although Im not sure of the exact ingredients, I still wanted to post this recipe just to show that you really can use anything, it is so simple to make delicious new dishes out of leftovers from the following day (and a pate is probably the easiest of all) – just taste and see what you feel would be good to add.
Remember it really does not matter if it doesn’t quite work, this is how we learn how to put flavours together. It’s all about getting to know how tastes, spices, oils, etc go together. Enjoy tasting as you go, and relax and laugh if it all goes wrong – Im sure the dog will be most impressed with his new pate lunch! 😉

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really just have a play, taste your leftovers first and see what you have in your cupboard that could make a new and exciting dish.
For the dish in the photo I used….
Cooked Speckled Lentil leftoversTahiniOlive OilFresh Mint LeavesBalsamic VinegarLemon JuiceSalt

If you are not sure of a lentil dish to use then have a look at this Lentil & Pea dish from one of my previous posts. However, if you use this dish then you won’t need to add much or maybe any of the balsamic as it has quite a bit already.
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and blend with an electric hand blender. Taste and add more of the same or add something new.
Garnish with some fresh leaves and there you go. Simples!